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Fort Worth-Founded Booster Partners With Renewable Energy Group to Deliver Carbon-Cutting Fuels to Fleets
by David Seeley | Nov 15, 2021
Perot Jain-backed Booster was founded in 2014 out of Fort Worth's AllianceTexas, before moving its HQ to San Mateo, California. Booster has raised over $108M in funding, and now operates in California, Texas, Tennessee, and Washington, D.C. By partnering with REG, it aims to help fleets switch to renewables, cutting carbon emissions in the fight against climate change.
by Quincy Preston |
Nov 13, 2021
Dallas-Fort Worth ranked No. 11 for patents out of 250 metros. Patents granted include: Allied Bioscience’s infection control, Allstate Insurance’s accident re-creation using augmented reality, Avegant Corp.’s steerable high-resolution display, Brink’s self-service modular drop safes CommScope Technologies’ wrap around antenna, Corvus Robotics’ warehouse inventory management using drones, IBM’s identifying objects of interest in augmented reality, Linear Labs’ magnetic motor and method of use, Lintec of America’s applying micron diameter yarns, and Reliant Immune Diagnostics’ initiating telemedicine conference using self-diagnostic test.
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by David Seeley |
Nov 12, 2021
CodeLaunch—known for splashy events that are part tech trade show, part startup conference—will host the finals of its 10th seed accelerator competition on November 17 at Frisco's Comerica Center.
Three of the five finalists are from DFW. Meet them here.
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by Alex Edwards |
Nov 12, 2021
In this week's roundup of hires and promotions in North Texas, you'll also find news from Jacobs, WiNGS, TearLab, Activate Renewables, StreetLights Residential, The Expo Group, Lear Investment Management, and more.
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The ‘Bloomberg Terminal of Real Estate’ Relocates to McKinney With Grant From MEDC’s Innovation Fund
by Alex Edwards | Nov 11, 2021
Spatial Laser is joining the more than 20 tech companies that have expanded in or relocated to McKinney. The proptech startup uses a cloud solution to assist bulk buyers in quickly identifying real estate properties that have high rental returns with low risk.
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by Alex Edwards |
Nov 11, 2021
The fast-growing local healthtech startup will deliver a fully integrated care platform to Sholom—a provider of independent and assisted living housing for Minnesota seniors. By offering remote patient monitoring and digital care solutions, VitalTech aims to transform virtual health.
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by David Seeley |
Nov 10, 2021
Blake Wiley and Grant Christopher reviewed 300 companies before deciding on the CPG fund's first 3 "disrupter" investments—Austin-based Tiff's Treats; Chicago cloud-kitchen startup Epic Kitchens; and a California plant-based supplements firm.
As the VCs search for five more startups, they believe co-investing will triple their fund's holdings to $45 million.
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by Quincy Preston |
Nov 9, 2021
Dallas-Fort Worth ranked No. 11 for patents out of 250 metros. Patents granted include: Minor IP’s underwater wings for providing lift to boats, Apple’s DMRS for 5G things communication system, Capital One‘s document term recognition and analytics, Dell’s pre-boot BIOS healing of platform issues from operating system stop error code crashes, Edible Garden AG’s greenhouse agriculture system, NICE LTD’s detecting complaint interactions, Toyota’s predicting and detecting a cardiac event, and VitalTech Properties’ on-body wearable charger.
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Mei Mei Hu, co-founder and CEO of Vaxxinity [Photo: Vaxxinity]
Dallas-Based Vaxxinity Prepares for $100M IPO; Aims to Turn Immune Systems Into ‘Antibody Factories’
by David Seeley | Nov 8, 2021
Vaxxinity's COVID-19 vaccine candidate is "super safe and mild and doesn’t bring recipients down for a couple of days with flu-like symptoms," says the company's co-founder and CEO, Mei Mei Hu. Unlike mRNA vaccines from Modern and Pfizer, Vaxxinity says its protein peptide-based platform is based on tech that led to a vaccine for foot-and-mouth disease in livestock.
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by Alex Edwards |
Nov 5, 2021
In this week's roundup of hires and promotions in North Texas, you'll also find news from BBG, Imaginuity, Eyemart Express, JAMCO Interests, The Nonprofit Alliance, RGT Wealth Advisors, Mohr Partners, and Complexity Gaming.
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by David Seeley |
Nov 4, 2021
Global Entrepreneurship Week Fort Worth kicks off November 7-12 with an opening party, a pitch competition, a State of Entrepreneurship luncheon, and lots more for founders and entrepreneurs to sink their teeth into.
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by Maddie Preston |
Nov 4, 2021
At DFW*ATW's annual Executive Leadership Forum last week, women shared stories of how they cracked the courage code to become top leaders in business.
From Danyel Surrency Jones, co-founder and CEO of Dallas-based POWERHANDZ, to Indra Nooyi, former CEO and chairman of PepsiCo, the leaders urged the audience to "push innovations," "eliminate inequalities," and advance talented women forward.
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Alkami’s New CEO and More Dallas Innovators You Need to Know Today
by Alex Edwards | Nov 4, 2021
The Perot Museum of Nature and Science, BBG, and Buff City Soap all tapped new senior leaders this week.
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by David Seeley |
Nov 4, 2021
Dallas-Fort Worth is a big draw for Gen Zers, too.
This summer, CommercialCafe ranked DFW No. 4 among the 10 Best Metros for Generation Z.
This summer, CommercialCafe ranked DFW No. 4 among the 10 Best Metros for Generation Z.
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by Alex Edwards |
Nov 4, 2021
Born from her own familial struggles, Leigh Higginbotham Butler founded Akina to nurture, educate, and inspire Black mothers, aunties, bonus moms, and caregivers. The app—a blend of Match, Clubhouse, Instagram Live, and Google Meet—is supported by Milk Space, Black Moms Connection, the Dem Black Mamas podcast, and tennis star Taylor Townsend. There's currently more than 20,000 women on the waitlist for its release on Nov. 11.
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by Alex Edwards |
Nov 3, 2021
Avanci's one-stop marketplace for wireless essential patents makes securing technology rights faster and easier. Its latest deal: Jaguar Land Rover—the UK's largest automotive manufacturer—which signed a patent license agreement with Avanci to receive licenses to 2G, 3G, and 4G essential patents.
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